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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mythological figure does the author use as a metaphor when discussing the concept of striving to “have it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Icarus.
(c) Cyclops.
(d) Pegasus.

2. In what year did Sheryl Sandberg earn her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1991.

3. The author states in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” “According to the most recent analysis, when a husband and wife both are employed full-time, the mother does” what percent more child care than the father?
(a) 20% more.
(b) 30% more.
(c) 60% more.
(d) 40% more.

4. What comic autobiography does the author cite by Tina Fey in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?
(a) Where in the World.
(b) Bossypants.
(c) Just Class.
(d) Superwoman.

5. After a year or more of commuting between L.A. and the Bay Area, Sheryl Sandberg’s husband eventually left Yahoo and took a position as the CEO of what company, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) SurveyMonkey.
(b) Friendster.
(c) Google.
(d) Facebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does Sandberg quote in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” as having said, “Whoever has power takes over the noun—and the norm—while the less powerful get an adjective”?

2. In Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” the author describes going to a business conference with her children and taking the eBay plane. What did her daughter contract during this trip?

3. The author states in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that truth is better served by using what kind of language?

4. What percentage of U.S. working wives now out-earn their husbands, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

5. Who “joined Facebook in 2008 and held a number of jobs throughout the company in communications, human resources, and mobile products,” according to the author in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what context does the author discuss Sabeen Virani in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”? Why did Sabeen Virani contact the author?

2. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

3. What study regarding “gatekeeping behaviors” is discussed in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

4. How does the author describe the term “queen bee” in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

5. What did Sharon Proczter say of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

6. Who was the “legendary Massachusetts representative” that the author longed to meet in her story in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

7. What does the author write of Tina Fey in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

8. What barriers does the author discuss in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

9. What is the first step to moving forward past gender bias in the workplace, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

10. Who does the author praise for embracing emotion in the workplace in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

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